H0093 H0093
nuts, nut orchard or grove
Nuts or nut trees, possibly walnuts, used collectively to refer to a nut orchard. Song of Songs 6:11 describes going 'down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.' The term likely designates walnut trees, creating a lush garden scene filled with springtime fertility and growth. The nut grove becomes a setting for romantic encounter and natural abundance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Nut trees or nuts, collectively describing an orchard or grove. Song of Songs 6:11 mentions 'the nut garden' as the speaker's destination to observe spring growth. This cultivated space of nut trees (likely walnuts) represents fertility, abundance, and cultivation—a fitting backdrop for the poem's exploration of love's fruitfulness. 1×
AR["أِجُوز"]·ben["-আখরোটের"]·DE["[אגוז]"]·EN["nut"]·FR["des-noyers"]·heb["אגוז"]·HI["अखरोट-का"]·ID["kenari"]·IT["nut"]·jav["kacang"]·KO["호두나무-의"]·PT["nozes"]·RU["ореховый"]·ES["nueces"]·SW["ya-njugu"]·TR["cevizin"]·urd["اخروٹ-کے"]
Related Senses
H8081 1. oil (substance) (180×)H3196 1. wine (fermented grape juice) (141×)H1706 1. honey (54×)H4682 1. unleavened bread/cakes (53×)H2461 1. milk (42×)H8492 1. new wine / must (38×)H0400 1. food, nourishment (36×)G3631 1. wine (34×)H3978 1. food, nourishment (30×)H1314 1. spice / perfume / balsam (29×)H7416 1. pomegranate (fruit/ornament) (28×)H3323 1. fresh oil, olive oil (23×)H2964 1. prey, torn flesh (19×)H3899 2. food, sustenance (19×)G1033 1. food (17×)G5160 1. food (16×)H5561 1. spices, aromatic substances (16×)H0402 1. food, nourishment (14×)G2219 1. leaven (13×)H4478a 1. manna (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֱגוֹז n.[m.] nuts (coll. (NH id., אַמְגּוֹזָא, Ar. جَوْزٌ, Eth. ገውዝ Aramaic ܓܰܘܙ, אֱגוּזָא; cf. Pers. گوز, whence prob. אֱגוֹז as loan-word) Ct 6:11.